Does any have any idea why my AAA position players only got 4 regular season development cycles instead of 5 like pretty much everyone else? Specifically: Ugueth Padilla ( http://whatifsports.com/HBD/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=4902999 ) and Rod DeJean ( http://whatifsports.com/HBD/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=4732256 ) are the ones I'm most concerned with. If you look at Brad Green ( http://whatifsports.com/HBD/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=4290466 ), he is the only one who got 5 cycles and he had less playing time than anyone. Can I just promote my other AAA guys to ML and then demote them right back down to get them a promotion bump instead of their last regular season development cycle, or will they take a demotion hit when I demote them back?

Not all players get 5 dev cycles. Some don't even get them in their first couple of pro years, but in general they're pretty rare for players once they have 4 or 5 years of experience. Yeah, I know your guys have less experience, but they aren't outliers: The 5th cyle isn't guarenteed.

Regarding the promote demote idea ... you're more likely to lose points than gain that way.